Stamp-affixing machine.



H. A. BENEDIGT.

STAMP AFFIXING MACHINE. v APPLIOATION FILED APR.`1'V1,1909. 975,742, v Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

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H. A. BENEDICT.

STAMP APFIXING MACHINE; APPLIOA'TION Hmm APB. 17,1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented Nov. '15, 155MB.

animation filed April 17, 1909. Serial No. 490,565.

'lo all whom 'it may concern:

y Be it known that I, HARRY 'A..-`B'ENEDICT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blaisdell, in the county of Montraille and State of North Dakota, haveinvented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Stamp- Aiixing Machines, of whichv the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stamp afiixing machines, and .has for' itsobject to provide an 'improved device in which a considerable number of stamps can be conveniently held, and which has means for moistening the paper in readiness to receive the stamp, and for pressing thestanip upon thenoistened portion, and causing it to ad-l here firmly thereto.

More particularly the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts 'hereinafter clesc1ibed-a1id` claimed.

fln the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved apparatus;

Fig. 2 is. a vertical longitudinal section through the middle of the same; Fig. 3 is al perspective Iview of the pressure foot and stamp nagazine alone; Fig. l is a side elevation of' thesame with a fragment. of the adjacent casing' in section, showing the magazine and pressure foot in tilted position #Figa 5 is a detail of the lower end of the magazine and pressure foot; Fig. (i'is a perspective view of a fragment of the stamp atlixing plunger andthe adjacent portion of the casing; Fig. 7' is a fragmental detail of the lower end of the. stamp Ina-gazine and plunger, to illustrate the method of pressing the stam-ps down upon the paper; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the stamp book and a fragment of the lower portion'of the plunger. y

ln the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings A represents a box or casing within which are supported the operating parts ofthe device. l't has at the rear a handle B wherebythe box or frame can be rolled back and forth over the envelop or I)ther surface to be stamped, and at the front a box or receptacle C, in the lower end of which is journaled a moistening roller 2, which protrudes through the bottom of the receptacle so as to stand below the bottom of the box A. Arranged within the receptacle C is a moistening sponge 3 which is normally. held against the roller by means l of a spring fi. The receptacle is provided witha hingedeover 5 whereby the' sponge may be removed and remoistened. Being thus .in contact with the spongehe roller willll dmeisten any surface over which it is ro e Set into the front wall of the box A is a' removable plate 6 which has rotatable support u on the lower portion of the front wall of the casing, and is held in place by means of a spring latch 7 which engages the top of -the box. Carried by theplate `6 on the Linside of the front wall of theinachine is a stamp magazine which consists of .a pair of side walls .8, and a` tlexibleand resilient back and bottom portion 9 formed of a thin ,strip of spring metal and entirely independt:ent of the sidewalls 8, so that ,it can be independently moved'.4 The magazine is open at. the top and inne;` side. Slidable within guides 10 upon the upper end of the magazine isa pressure foot llzhaving at the bottom a heel 12 formed with spurs 13, whichy is held. by the pressure of a spring la nor mally pressed down upon the stamps in the. magazine. Theplunger has a lug l5 by which it may be lifted up from thc stamps against the pressure of its spring.

The stamps are arranged within the book 16 having vleaves 17' of oiled paper, someL what shorter than' the stamps 18, so that the ends ofthe stamps will protrude therefrom, as illustrated in Figs, 9. .and 8. This book is arranged within the magazine between the spring bottom() and theheel of the pressure foot 11. The box A is supported at the rear upon a rubber lroller 19. Having sliding support upon the inside of the rear wall of the machine is a plunger QOvhaving at the bottom a foot 2l in position to stand above g In use the stampsv are placed within theleaves of the stamp book with their gurnmedv sides down. The book is held 'in place/by the spring pressure of thepressure oot, and the lmachine isv moved/forward'` so thatthe Y. moisteningroller 2 will pass overt-he su'x'- face' to -which the stamp is toi be aiiixed.

When thestampsreach the moistened portion, the plunger v is pressed down for a momentgsoas to press the projecting ends ofthe stamps down'upon the moistened surface, as illtistratedin Fig. 7, the spring back l:and bottom 9 ofthe magazine yielding to the pressure, and then released. When the.

endf the stamp is Ithus fast tothe mois- 'tened surface, .the machine is pushed 'for- -wardgsdthat the stamp will be drawn from thestam book, roller 19 at the same time rolling; tlhe entire stampy down upon the moistened surface and causing it to be lirmly ailixed thereto: The book is held from being withdrawn with the stamp by means of lhe spurs; 13 upon the bottom of the pressure 001;,` i A y.

' v'lo-rep'lac'e the book with fresh stamps, the plate 6 `is tilted forward, as shown in Fig.

^ 4 and, if'desired,-removed from the casing. The pressure head can be lifted against its vspring b ymeans of the lug 15. The two roll-` ersalso. afford a very convenientineans of.

moistening and sealing the flap of an envelop.

I claim as my invention:

1. vA' stamp atlixing machine comprising a i frame having in its front Wall a removable "late, a stamp magazinesecured upon the innerv side of' said plate and adapted to hold a pile eof stamps with their ends projecting. 'rearwardly therefrom, a stamp aiiixer in position to be thrust down'upon. the projecting en ds of the stamps, a moistening devicefarranged' infront of the magazine and` a sealing device at the rear of the stamp ailixer.

2. Ina stamp affixingmachine the combination, with a moistening device and a sealing roller, of an intermediately arranged stamp magazine open at the rear and adapted to hold a pile of stamps with their ends projecting'4 rearwardly therefrom, a spring pressure foot l for holding the stamps within the magazine, and a stamp aiiixer in position to be pressed down upon the projecting ends ofthe stamps.A

3. I-n a stamp aiiixing machine, theA combination, with a nistening devicev and asealof an intermediately arranged stampmagazine, said magazine having a resilient bottom independent of the sides thereof, a spring pressure foot-slidably arranged'within the magazine, and a'stamp aflixer'having movable support within the machine.

5. In a stamp aftixing machine, the combination, with moistening and sealing-rollers' spaced apart and .arra edai-n alfinement., of

inoistening means heldV 1n,l Contact with ,saijlv moistening roller, a" sta-mp magazinel larranged between the rollers in position to hold a pile-of stampsl with their ends ro' j ecting rearwardly` toward thesealing ro ler,

spring .pressed means for .holding the stamps within the magazine, and a stamp aiiiXer in position to be -thrust down upon the projecting ends, of "the stamps, for the purposeset forth.

nation, with moisteningI andv sealing rollers,

.of av stamp magazine" arranged between said rollers, and adapted to hold avpile of stamps ,with their lends projecting rearwardly therefrom, said imngazine having movable support uponthe fro'nt wall of the machine, and a vspring pressure foot having sliding support ,6. In a stamp ailixing machine, the combii within the machine in position to hold the 1 stamps Within the magazine.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature I in presence of two witnesses.

' HARRY A. BENEDICT. lVitnesses:

OLE BENSON,

J. H. MoGiLvaAY. 

